Northwoods, WI
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Watch our ELPC Thinks webinar discussing the 2023 outlook for electric vehicles in the Midwest.
9/29/22
As far as the road trip experience goes – this was a success. Our next car will be an EV, and as the infrastructure expands our road trips will only improve in the future.
9/27/22
The Supreme Court's decision will likely provide another tool for polluters to delay sensible standards. States and Congress will need to step up to protect our environment and public health.
9/23/22
Union Station Access Project will have region-wide benefits. It’s just one of several projects to improve passenger rail across the Midwest thanks to new federal infrastructure funds.
9/2/22
Watch the most recent ELPC Thinks on our Rising Waters report
8/17/22
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) issued its first two orders that spell out the requirements for ComEd and Ameren’s initial integrated grid plans. As with any new process, there are lessons to be learned.
7/25/22
Utilities are industry leaders who can help school districts electrify student transportation and improve public health
7/19/22
Hear about our successes in protecting the Midwest environment so far this year.
7/15/22
The Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. EPA weakens the EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases and other dangerous air pollutants. Watch our discussion and analysis of this decision.
7/1/22
Equity and decarbonization are inseparable twin goals. Both require planning for a more decentralized and transparent power grid.
6/23/22
Federal infrastructure funding opens soon, offering a once-in-a-generation opportunity to revamp passenger rail in the Midwest. Here's where we should start
5/31/22
The most truly wild and spectacular public lands deserve the highest form of protection the nation can offer. That’s why ELPC and our coalition partners are pursuing federal Wilderness designations for three particularly majestic areas of the Shawnee National Forest.
5/19/22
Check out our discussion with Dr. Drew Gronewold, Associate Professor for Environment and Sustainability at University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.
5/9/22
Wider roads only make transportation issues worse, we must invest in safety, equity, and sustainability.
5/3/22
Schools near busy traffic corridors are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution. Vegetative buffers can help protect students, teachers, and staff.
4/29/22
Earth Day is a great time for celebrating the successes and progress achieved in protecting our planet. It’s a great time, too, for focusing on what we’re doing and need to do to conserve, preserve and protect our vital natural resources.
4/25/22
Watch this ELPC Thinks discussion with General Superintendent Arnold Randall of the Forest Preserves of Cook County.
4/25/22
New federal and state funding is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform Illinois’ key infrastructure in ways that advance solutions to climate change realities.
4/22/22
Watch our latest ELPC Thinks on Keeping the U.P. Wild
4/20/22
Three ELPC staff members testified in support of EPA’s proposed new, stronger standards to reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles including trucks.
4/18/22
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth joined our latest ELPC Thinks
4/8/22
Many people can put solar panels on their rooftops. But many can’t. Community solar programs are for them.
4/7/22
Today, I testified in front of the U.S. House Of Representatives, Agriculture Committee in support of the Rural Energy for America Program. The 2023 Farm Bill is an opportunity to expand and strengthen REAP. Increased funding is needed to reach more agricultural producers and rural small businesses.
4/5/22